Google Nest Audio takes on Amazon Echo
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 9:48PM
Google rebrands the Google Home speaker and makes it part of the Nest line of products as the new Nest Audio. In Canada, its starting price is $129, and it will be available starting October 5, Monday. Its pricing places it up against the new Amazon Echo speaker. And the most significant change is in its upgraded sound. It also comes in five shades, including Chalk, Charcoal, Sage, Sand, and Sky.
It has a 19mm tweeter for high-frequency coverage and clear vocals and a 75mm midwoofer for better bass. Google claims the Nest Audio is 75% louder with a 50% stronger bass than the original Google Home speaker launched in 2016. The Nest Audio also gets the latest Google updates, including real-time, multi-room audio, stream transfer for moving sound from speaker to speaker via voice commands, and voice calling with Google Duo.
The Nest Audio was launched alongside the new Chromecast with Google TV, Pixel 5, and Pixel 4a 5G.
Source: CNET
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